Sheikh Hasina’s legal stay in India ends 

According to visa rules, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was able to stay in India for only 45 days with a diplomatic passport.  Her passport expired on September 19.

According to sources, Sheikh Hasina will not be able to stay legally after that time. However, the Indian government did not say about this.

The interim government of Bangladesh canceled her diplomatic passport. As a result, there are questions about what is actually going to happen to Sheikh Hasina’s fate.

Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh with her sister Sheikh Rehana on August 5 after resigning in the face of mass-uprising. 

She was able to legally stay in India for 45 days by leaving the country on the diplomatic passport. 

Recently, a report from the Indian media Zee News states that questions have arisen in the political arena about the law under which Sheikh Hasina will stay in India from September 20.

The report says that on Tuesday (September 17), a spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India said that “there is no possibility” that Sheikh Hasina will be handed over to Bangladesh even though her diplomatic passport has expired.

The report said some political analysts believe that Sheikh Hasina may be given “temporary political asylum” like “the Dalai Lama of Tibetan monk”. As the Bangladesh government canceled Hasina’s diplomatic passport, her stay in India now depends on the country’s decision.